"The challenges facing research integrity are, indeed, mounting. Vigilance, a lower threshold for action, and a commitment to correct the record when necessary are the answers." Richard Horton's latest Offline: Research integrity—a challenge not a crisis tinyurl.com/pxb6nmu9

The increasing burden of Alzheimer's disease coupled with advances in clinical care demand major changes from health systems. Our latest Editorial explores how health systems can adapt to deliver early, equitable, and effective Alzheimer’s care: tinyurl.com/wtw69te4

🧠 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) care is entering a new era. In our latest issue, a new Lancet Series highlights crucial next steps in diagnosis, treatment, & prevention of AD globally. Read this & more: tinyurl.com/259664bs

Cancer deaths expected to rise to over 18 million in 2050—an increase of nearly 75% from 2024, study forecasts. Explore the data ▶️ tinyurl.com/5n7dfnws @ihmeuw.bsky.social #NCDs

Though effective, uptake of the WHO best buys for tackling non-communicable diseases (#NCDs) has been uneven. In The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, authors introduce “quick buys”—interventions with measurable public health impacts within 5 years ⤵️ tinyurl.com/8eu8nmdw

NCDs affect more than 2 billion children and adolescents each year. In a new letter, authors call for a shift from generalised #NCD strategies to specific, child-centred commitments backed by: ➡️ Global frameworks ➡️ Measurable targets ➡️ Long-term investment 🔗 tinyurl.com/3ryn7w74

Pledges have been made to tackle the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) & mental health conditions—but financing has not followed. Ahead of the #UNGA high-level meeting on NCDs, explore 7 key actions to improve financing & health outcomes: tinyurl.com/49vnsxad @lancetgh.bsky.social

📢 Join our webinar on reporting race and ethnicity data in research 📆 Oct 23, 11am BST 👉 Register: hubs.li/Q03GrSg00 Our editors will guide you through our requirements for reporting race and ethnicity in your research, and share practical tips for all article types.

Oncolytic viruses have the unique ability to selectively replicate within (and to destroy) cancer cells, offering a promising approach in cancer treatment. A new Review summarises clinical progress, remaining challenges, & future research directions: tinyurl.com/9667u3ab

🧠 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) care is entering a new era. Promising new antibody treatments offer hope, but more research is needed to optimise their use. A new Lancet Series highlights crucial next steps in diagnosis, treatment, & prevention globally: tinyurl.com/4yc5aacr

There are not many worse places to fall seriously ill than Antarctica, with winter temperatures dropping to –60°C in some areas. In our continuing series on medicine in unusual circumstances, Talha Burki takes the temperature of health care in polar extremes: tinyurl.com/a9k5xr7e

Join Zoë Mullan and other Lancet Group editors to learn more about the SAGER guidelines for sex- and gender-based analyses, explore real research examples, and gain practical tips for responding to the guidelines. 📅 21 October, 2pm BST 👉 Register: hubs.li/Q03FQ_6l0

A privilege to represent the population health perspective, alongside Carol Brayne @cph.bsky.social , in this new @thelancet.com Series on #Alzheimer's disease. Expertly led by Giovanni Frisoni Alzheimer's disease outlook: controversies and future directions www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Introducing the Clinical Resources hub 🩺 A new, easy-to-navigate platform from The Lancet Group, packed with the latest research and clinical reviews. Perfect for healthcare professionals looking to stay current and improve patient care. Explore now: 🔗 hubs.li/Q03HKpBt0

"...when reporters are barred, threatened, or killed, medics are forced to bear witness. They become both healers and narrators of suffering." New World Report by Saleyha Ahsan—Doctors as witnesses of war tinyurl.com/46u36hcf

Case management of enteric fever is challenging due to clinical presentation overlaps, unreliable diagnostic tests, & widespread AMR. A recent Seminar explores the evidence supporting effective case management of patients with suspected enteric fever: tinyurl.com/32rvncvn

There is still time to join the launch of the Lancet Series on Alzheimer's disease exploring the new diagnostic and treatment landscape. 📅 Sept 23 🕦 11.30am BST Register now ➡️ tinyurl.com/4tvc88t8

With global obesity prevalence surpassing that of underweight among children & adolescents, harmful food environments & weak policies threaten lifelong health. What can we do to address this global health crisis? Find out more in our latest Editorial: tinyurl.com/3cnvctkv

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) include cancers, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, immune disorders, and more. What progress has been made in NCDs since the early 2000s? In our latest issue, a new global analysis explores this question: tinyurl.com/mszsxer8 Full issue in thread 🧵

Large-vessel vasculitis is defined as diseases that cause inflammation in large blood vessels. A new Seminar provides a comprehensive review, with a focus on recent advances, therapeutic approaches, and areas for further research. Read now: tinyurl.com/ynsfkev5

The CDC's ability to protect public health is under threat. With recent leadership changes, staff lay-offs, & funding cuts, its core functions are at risk of collapse. Susan Jaffe speaks to former CDC officials Debra Houry, Jennifer Layden, and Demetre Daskalakis: tinyurl.com/2p9uc47z

Our mission is to publish the best science for better lives, but how does generative AI fit into this? A Comment discusses how we're ensuring transparency around AI use & emphasising human intelligence & accountability in our journals: tinyurl.com/ycy5wzur #PeerReviewWeek

The role of AI in infectious diseases is emerging—offering new opportunities for infection prevention, outbreak detection & control. But challenges like data fragmentation & trust remain. Explore a new @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social Series ⤵️ bit.ly/4nbkHrh

Generative artificial intelligence and scientific publishing: urgent questions, difficult answers tinyurl.com/ms9d82bw #PeerReviewWeek

📸 We want your photos! If you've taken an image that brings a health story to life, enter it in our #LancetHighlights photography competition. Submit by Nov 12—on any health-related topic and from any country or setting. More info: tinyurl.com/28pmu4m2

📢 Join our webinar on sex and gender reporting in research 📅 Tues, 21 October, 2pm BST 👉 Register: hubs.li/Q03FQ_6l0 Our editors will guide you through our requirements for sex- and gender-based analyses, and share practical tips and examples of well-analysed research

Artificial-intelligence-based peer reviewing: opportunity or threat? An Editorial in The Lancet Global Health explores this question: tinyurl.com/mryh9zpe #PeerReviewWeek

Parent-focused programs insufficient to prevent obesity in toddlers, finds meta-analysis; authors call for a re-think of childhood obesity prevention approaches. Explore the research ▶️ tinyurl.com/4mxaaypx

Introducing the Clinical Resources hub 🩺 A new, easy-to-navigate platform from The Lancet Group, packed with the latest research and clinical reviews. Perfect for healthcare professionals looking to stay current and improve patient care. Explore now: 🔗 thelancet.com/clinical

The integration of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in research raises both promise and concern. A Lancet Editorial explores the rethinking of research and generative AI: tinyurl.com/5fz3nnx6 #PeerReviewWeek

New Article: “Benchmarking progress in non-communicable diseases: a global analysis of cause-specific mortality from 2001 to 2019” ✍️ NCD Countdown 2030 Collaborators 🔗 tinyurl.com/2tawv563

On 18th Sept, ahead of the 4th UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), a panel hosted by @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social will discuss NCD progress, setbacks, and priorities as the SDG framework enters its final phase. Register to attend 👉 tinyurl.com/mtm64fky

🚨Our Sept issue is live - 25 years! thelancet.com/journals/lan... 📊Articles #renalcellcarcinoma, #prostatecancer, #meningioma, #thymiccarcinoma, & #colorectalcancer Reviews: 📰 ESTRO and ASTRO plus endorsed guidelines on vol delineation & 📰 Common Sense Oncology and EORTC on reporting QoL data

The September 2025 issue of The Lancet Regional Health - Americas is now available online: lnkd.in/gv7VAwdb In this issue, we covered #PlacentalAbruption; #PostpartumKidneyDisease; #LungCancer; #Chikungunya; #Dengue; #Methadone; #MalariaTransmission; #ProstateCancer; #Dementia; #RSV; and much more.

New—Type 2 #diabetes subtypes classification: a global reckoning with #heterogeneity thelancet.com/journals/lan... #T2D #FREE to read with registration (also FREE) #MedSky #EndoSky

Our joint series with @thelancethaem.bsky.social on Mature T-/NK-Cell #Lymphoma is online. 🔗 Epidemiology: East & West tinyurl.com/ytmywjr4 🔗 Update on molecular characterization & tumor microenvironment tinyurl.com/tvfzchb6 🔗 Emerging treatments tinyurl.com/bdesbfnv 🎨 Image by Dr Diego Pitta.

Richard Horton's latest Offline: The unavoidable reckoning tinyurl.com/3b7h5729

Shigellosis is the most common cause of invasive bloody diarrhoea in children younger than 5 years. The prevention of infection with vaccination & sanitation strategies remains a crucial step in reducing worldwide morbidity & mortality. Find out more ▶️ tinyurl.com/ard69t83

Heart failure is a major contributor to the global burden of cardiovascular disease. It affects more than 55 million people 🫀 A new Lancet Series calls for a reframe—heart failure as preventable chronic disease. Read this, a linked Editorial, & more 👉 tinyurl.com/2es38cws

Our inaugural issue is out now! 🎉 Explore and download our first issue and read featured content, Editor's picks, announcements, and much more on our journal homepage: hubs.li/Q03GFPRK0 Thank you to our authors and reviewers! #medsky #physician-researcher #obgynsky #womenshealthsky

Aspirin monotherapy is recommended indefinitely for patients with established coronary artery disease (CAD). A recent study evaluated the comparative efficacy and safety of clopidogrel versus aspirin monotherapy in patients with established CAD: tinyurl.com/bdfvj9s2

Xenotransplantation is the transplantation of living cells, tissues, or organs from one species to another. In a new letter, authors discuss public views on xenotransplantation from the first representative sample survey in the UK: tinyurl.com/rvfvy98w

“Experts call for public health approach to suicide prevention, with social factors addressed in addition to clinical treatment services”. On #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, explore a 6-paper Series in @thelancetph.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/ycy9yue6 #WSPD

“Self-harm signals deeper distress and affects millions globally, especially young people, yet it remains neglected due to stigma and lack of resources. This must change.” ~ Prof. Paul Moran, lead on a Lancet Commission. ➡️ tinyurl.com/4mxm22kd #WorldSuicidePreventionDay

"Collapse. Abject failure. Global deadlock. A devastating missed opportunity. A mockery." The latest negotiations over a global plastics treaty ended in acrimony. Faith McLellan reports: tinyurl.com/yzyxermm

Benefit–harm trade-offs of intensive blood pressure control versus standard blood pressure control on cardiovascular and renal outcomes: an individual participant data analysis of randomised controlled trials. 🔗 tinyurl.com/4j8w4863

Nearly half of people living with diabetes are undiagnosed, latest estimates suggest in @thelancetendo.bsky.social 🔗 tinyurl.com/bdh4dhtw

"Who or what is responsible for a person risking their life to cross the Channel in a boat that is barely seaworthy?...All of us." Richard Horton's latest Offline: Help us, please tinyurl.com/52zfck7b

When water is used as a weapon of war, the effects on health are complex, compounding, and long lasting. Find out more in a World Report by Rebecca Sers: tinyurl.com/4ce564nt

📢 Announcing the @iaslc.bsky.social—Lancet Commission: a transformative approach to lung cancer. "Our Commission is determined to frame lung cancer not merely as a disease, but as a global health problem that can be tackled." Read on ⤵️ tinyurl.com/48e7pbrx #WCLC25